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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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